Digestive actinomycosis: three cases and review

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease. It is caused by an anaerobic bacterium, generally Actinomyces israelii. Cervical and thoracic localizations are most frequent. Digestive actinomycosis is rare and can simulate cancer leading to resection. We report 3 cases of surgical abdominal actinom...

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Published in:Gastroentérologie clinique et biologique 2006-05, Vol.30 (5), p.775
Main Authors: Benkhraba, Khawla, Benkabbou, Amine, El Malki, Hadj Omar, Amahzoune, Mohamed, Mohsine, Raouf, Ifrine, Lahcen, Belkouchi, Abdelkader, Balafrej, Saïd
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Actinomycosis - diagnosis
Actinomycosis - drug therapy
Adult
Amoxicillin - therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Colonic Diseases - diagnosis
Colonic Diseases - drug therapy
Colonic Diseases - microbiology
Female
Humans
Liver Diseases - diagnosis
Liver Diseases - drug therapy
Liver Diseases - microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Penicillin G - therapeutic use
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Summary:Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease. It is caused by an anaerobic bacterium, generally Actinomyces israelii. Cervical and thoracic localizations are most frequent. Digestive actinomycosis is rare and can simulate cancer leading to resection. We report 3 cases of surgical abdominal actinomycosis. Localization was colic in 2 cases and hepatic in 1 case. The diagnosis of actinomycosis was made after resection in the 3 cases. The evolution was favourable under medical treatment. These observations illustrate the difficulty of diagnosing this rare and unrecognised disease which can be cured by long term penicillin therapy.
ISSN:0399-8320